Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28
From Bellevlew.

Ed. Register-After delay of one week
1 come again.
Farmers are very busy at present planting
corn. Hardly airy one seen stirring out for
the past week, hence news viii be scarce rs
hens teeth.
A good rain is needed very much In this
valley, as we have not had any rain since the
9th Of March. The oats and wheat are SUI
fering for good shower, and then the
ground has got 50 dry and hard that farmers
will be obliged to quit plowing II it don't
rain in few days.
Well, 1t looks as though spring has come
to stay, for
Spring flowers, spring birds, spring breezes
Are felt, and heard and seen;
And the snowy lambs are sprInging
In clover soft and green.
Now nature hangs her mantle green
Un every blooming tree,
And spreads her sheets of daisies white,
Out Ger the CLASSY lea.
The woods have been on fire for the past
week. and have caused our farmers no little
amount Of trouble firing around their farms
and keeping it out Of their fences. Needless,
thoughtless persons should be careful about
setting the woods afire in the spring. especi-
ally when 1t Is so dry as at present.
Rev. Baker, OF Pennington, filled regular
appointment at X Roads last Saturday and
Sunday. Also preached at the Middleton
school house Sunday NJ. We had the
pleasure of hearing the Rev. BANKS, Of near
Bismarck, the LIST inst, at IL AN.
Cross Roads is to have eight months,
school this year, and VIM. Buford's time as
director having expired, he was chosen for
another three years. term. This district
went for j. B. Scott for commissioner OF
schools. District No. 8, township "a and So,
range east, went unanimously for him, and
J. HIlleman's time as director having expir-
ed, Mr.. Shade Flower was elected for the
next three years.
Mrs. J. Hartman and Master Samuel
Hafiiger made flying trip to Black P. o.
this week on q visit to relatives.
Mr.. L. Aleorn and family started out west
last Saturday on visit to relatives.
Prof. Geo. Strickland was in our valley
this week; he was looking for a school.
Elm Grove school has employed a teacher
and will commence school next Monday
three months this spring and three this fall,
making six In all.
One OF our new roadmasters (Mr. Rud-
dock) has been working few days on a very
bad place near the Ruddock school house, or
more Familiarity known as the Pepper Street
school house.
The farmers also met and worked the road
RI, N nj fran, the mar, Caias, road canfb
one-fourth mile to the Middleton school
house, in district 3, township 81, range 2 east.
1t was needed very much, as the lane was
almost impossible, and they did an excellent
job as far as 1t was extended.
Miss Belle Lay is having her dwelling
house painted, and is preparing to move
back to her farm as soon as the scholastic
term has expired at Caledonia.
Mrs. Goggin and son, Of near Edge Hill,
were visiting ia the family of John Goggin
this week.
Mr.. P. g. Carly is having an additional
room built to his house In the way of sum-
mer cook room.
The X Road boys went to Caledonia Satur-
day to play base ball with the CaIedodiaus,
but rs they haven't made their return,
"LIew-el-lyn" cannot report as to who was
victorious.
Everything and everybody is looking for
ward to the day OF the dedication Of the new
Baptist church a. though it was big boom,
and. like the "Old Times" piece said some
time ago. one will be heard to say" What are
you going to wear, your white or your other
drcss." and, 'Are you going to have new
HAITI" etc, etc.l LLEw-EL-LYN.
April 10th, 1887.